The MPS-03 System consists of a MEMOLUBÂ® high pressure lubricator, a distribution valve which meters the lubricant to all lube points, a mounting bracket and push-in tube fittings for your bearings.

All MEMOLUBÂ® MPS systems have been primed before shipment and are ready for use. On first installation of the MPS system, all lube lines and bearings should be pre-charged with the same lubricant that was ordered with the MEMOLUBÂ® lubricator (prefilled tubing is available and sold separately).

This system is especially suited for applications with several lube points in close proximity.

Grease or Oil:There are two system types available; one for grease applications and one for oil applications. When ordering, be certain to specify the system appropriate for your application.

Protective Cover: To protect your MEMOLUBÂ® lubricator in harsher evironments we offer a nylon protective cover. This cover is sold seperately and is available for all three size lubricators.

Prefilled Nylon Tubing: Nylon tubing required to complete the installation is sold separately. The standard size tubing is 5/16â€ť OD, but other sizes are available. Tubing can be purchased two ways; pre-filled in 5 foot increments from 5 to 30 feet, or empty in any length from 1 to 100 feet.

Convert your MEMOLUBÂ® lubricator to a MPS System

Many bearing adapters available

Contact us to learn more about the easy-to-use, effective GREASOMATIC lubricator.

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Founded in June of 1986 primarily as a supplier of machine tools to Boeing, Electroimpact has positioned itself as the premier supplier of automated equipment to the worldwide aircraft industry and the largest integrator of aircraft assembly lines in the world.

Issue:

Electroimpact makes very specialized automated equipment. One such piece of equipment is this Wing Panel Machine which fully fastens airplane wings from start to finish at an astonishing rate of speed. It utilizes servo controls and electromagnetic riveting (EMR) technology to install 12 slug rivets per minute, and 8 lock bolts and collars per minute. Process tools on this equipment shuttle into position at speeds up to 2m/sec to drill, rivet, seal, and fasten wing panels into place.
A lot of parts moving simultaneously at high rates of speed means frequent and consistent lubrication is necessary to ensure smooth and uninterrupted operation. Manual lubrication was quite an undertaking to ask of the end user with so many points. Electroimpact first considered using larger Lincoln-type systems but the equipment moves along 3 axis, making it very difficult (if not impossible) to run lines to all service points from one central location.

Solution:

Electroimpact decided to employ EPS-24VDC PLC-controlled lubricators to lubricate the more than 50 lube points on this piece of equipment. The (relatively) small profile of the MEMOLUB and its mounting versatility made the system ideal for installing in limited/confined areas along the equipment. A mixture of 12-point, 8-point, and 4-point systems are used to service the slides, racks (on rack-and-pinion system), rollers, and worm gears on this massive piece of equipment.

Results:

Our MEMOLUB systems have made their way into the facilities of Airbus, Boeing, Spirit Aerospace, Vought, Northrop-Grumman, Israeli Aircraft Industries, and Xiâ€™an Aircraft of China among others by way of these highly specialized pieces of equipment. Some, like Boeing, had already been longtime customers of ours so they were familiar with the operation and maintenance of the systems. This project only served to open their eyes to more application possibilities.

Worth Mentioning:

Electro-Impact is an engineer-driven company and like many other customers of ours, required engineer drawings of our products to incorporate into their own machine designs. PLI has been able to deliver both 2D CAD and 3D STEP files to meet our customerâ€™s needs.